This Emperor Is Running a Marriage Scam - Chapter 99

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Chapter 99

“Aaaah!”

“It’s an earthquake!”

The signs hanging outside the buildings shook violently, and the sound of things crashing and breaking could be heard from inside.

“Kyaaaah! Nuna!”

“Nuna!”

The startled children rushed into my arms one after another. The people who had been gathered also screamed and crouched down, covering their heads with both arms.

The strong vibrations that had continued for a while gradually stopped. People who had been watching cautiously got up one by one and murmured.

“Ha, I thought I was going to die.”

“What kind of earthquake is this severe?”

“Is the earthquake really over?”

I recalled the vibrations that occurred when Raven blocked the passage earlier, and what he had said to Bloden and Nelloa.

‘Your Majesty, I have blocked the passage. Now you can evacuate the civilians and then permanently close it.’

‘Gate closure causes strong shockwaves. If you don’t want to die, follow the Palace Knight’s guidance and evacuate.’

‘Then this isn’t an earthquake but shockwaves from gate closure?’

The moment I realized that fact, I felt a strange sense of déjà vu.

‘Wait, this situation doesn’t seem like the first time?’

There was definitely a time when the domain residents were surprised, saying it was their first time experiencing the ground shaking.

‘I was very surprised when an earthquake occurred while I was foraging on the tidal flats. Serch drew arrows telling me to get out of the sea, and I cried thinking I had lost Baron that day…’

I recalled the memory of seeing the Sea Slime hole on the tidal flats the day before the earthquake.

Now that I think about it, except for the size, it seemed similar in shape to the gate I saw at the orphanage.

‘Huh? Then that might not have been a Sea Slime hole but a gate?’

If Bloden had found it and taken the same measures, that would have also caused shockwaves.

That hole was incredibly small compared to what I saw today, so the shockwaves might have been much weaker than now.

‘That sounds plausible?’

But I also thought my guess wasn’t certain.

On the day I later encountered the monster, I saw the same thing in a rock crevice. But both times I only saw it once, and I couldn’t find it at all afterward. I didn’t feel any more earthquakes either.

‘The one in the rock crevice was much smaller than what I saw on the tidal flats, so the earthquake might have been weak enough to be difficult to perceive…’

Going back through my memories, I also recalled that I had told Raven and Baron about that hole.

‘From your description, I’m not certain, but as far as I know, that’s…’

‘Nuna! Where did you see that?’

Both Raven and Baron’s expressions were serious at the time.

‘Maybe they both knew it was a gate?’

But even if it was a Sea Slime hole, it was dangerous all the same.

I was thinking for a moment and had just concluded that I should ask them both.

“Wh-why is that place acting up again?”

Someone shouted, pointing toward the port. When I turned around, thick smoke was rising from the port area.

‘Did a fire start because of the earthquake?’

Thud thud thud thud-

Then the ground rumbled low.

It wasn’t an earthquake, but the sound of hoofbeats from horses ridden by Imperial Knights all at once.

Coming from the orphanage direction, they rushed toward the port without even glancing at us.

Soon Ben and people from near the port came running toward us. They looked panic-stricken.

“Th-the port…!”

It was news that a gate had also occurred at the port.

People became even more anxious and stirred greatly.

However, two Palace Knights came toward us, and the Feudal Knights, the Mayor, Linda, and other Government Officials arrived one after another, so the situation gradually began to be organized.

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Quite a few tents were lined up in the empty lot near the completely collapsed orphanage. They were shelters and treatment centers.

After checking the damage situation of the domain residents, the Government Officials arranged for those with minor damage to return home first, while those whose houses had collapsed would stay in the shelters.

Relief supplies and medical staff arrived one after another.

Fortunately, there were almost no seriously injured people. Most were in the mood of receiving treatment for light bruises or scratches caused by the earthquake and then going back.

“Ah, Knight! The treatment center is this way. By the way, His Majesty is truly amazing. To think of mobilizing all the doctors in Snoril Domain.”

“You can say that again. I heard that as soon as he heard news of the gate, he dispatched messengers urgently. He also told us to do our best to protect the domain residents before they suffer irreversible damage.”

From what I overheard the Knights and Government Officials saying, everything was the Emperor’s orders.

Even amid the bustle, I settled in one corner of the treatment center and observed the overall disaster response speed while receiving treatment from a doctor.

‘Wow, Bloden’s abilities are no joke. Truly befitting a male protagonist.’

Even seeing it with my own eyes, I couldn’t believe it.

Following the Imperial Knights’ instructions, it took exactly one hour to set up tents in perfect order, divide areas, and distribute relief supplies.

‘Even modern disaster response systems probably couldn’t do this.’

Thanks to this, I could see that the injured people were also stabilizing quickly.

Some people wondered how such supplies could be secured immediately. No one answered that question.

But I already knew. This was thanks to the Empire’s treasure that only the Emperor could use, the subspace pocket.

In 【This Princess Commits Marriage Fraud】, Bloden carried around a ‘magical space that could contain everything except living beings.’

According to the original work’s description, things put in this pocket would never spoil or deteriorate until taken out again, maintaining their original state when first put in, and Bloden actively utilized this characteristic.

He stored not only his own belongings in it, but also war supplies for a hundred thousand troops and disaster relief supplies for a million people.

‘It seems like he used those this time.’

When I only read it as a novel, I just accepted it. But now that it felt real, I envied Bloden for having the subspace pocket.

‘It means you don’t need a refrigerator.’

It’s a super-large logistics warehouse that’s even portable.

‘Wow, how nice would it be if I had a subspace pocket too.’

“This will hurt.”

Then the doctor’s words suddenly interrupted. At the same time, my palm stung.

“Ouch!”

The doctor who had removed all the glass shards and thorns embedded in my palm disinfected the wound and applied ointment.

I bit my lips hard to endure the pain.

‘I was too busy saving the children to notice…’

Glass shards and unidentifiable thorns were embedded in my hands, forearms, and shins, and my skin, hair, and clothes were a mess from being scorched by heat and smoke. The marks where Toto had grabbed my arm and scratched it coolly were also quite large.

‘Among the people here, Miss has the most severe wounds…’

The doctor clicked his tongue and continued speaking while applying bandages and wrapping gauze.

“But there are no broken bones, and no fatal wounds. The medicine that came as relief supplies is very good, so if you treat it for just a few days, it will heal cleanly.”

“Ah, that’s a relief. But, um… what about the children by any chance…”

“Those kids only had scratches at most, so their treatment was finished long ago. They’re over there.”

Following the doctor’s chin gesture, I turned my head and saw the orphanage children huddled together sitting in one corner.

The children who had received simple meals and blankets were either eating or sleeping close together even in this chaotic atmosphere.

‘Since they escaped from a life-threatening crisis, it’s understandable they’d be tired.’

At that moment, a Palace Knight entered. He handed a note to the doctor who was bandaging me and announced loudly to the people.

“It will be posted in the square, but we announce that the orphanage gate that occurred today was of critical nature and has been closed with highest priority.”

The port gate that occurred afterward was also mentioned.

“The port gate is smaller than the wheat field gate. That place will also be guarded by the Imperial Knights until it is closed.”

Although cleanup remained, it meant the most dangerous period had passed.

People around let out sighs of relief one by one. Just as the doctor seemed to have finished wrapping the bandages, I also got up from my seat.

Now I had to go home.

“Thank you. Take care.”

The moment I bowed in greeting, the Doctor crumpled up the note in his hand and hurriedly stopped me.

“Miss, you cannot leave.”

“…What? Why?”

“They say you’re a person of interest and need to be investigated.”

“But my little sibling is waiting at home. Let me go home first and then come back.”

Instead of answering, the Doctor gestured to the Palace Knight. When the Palace Knight heard that I wanted to go home, he said firmly.

“We’ve sent a messenger to Miss’s family, so please don’t worry.”

At that moment, several field beds began entering the inside of the tent.

The place where I had been quickly transformed into barracks, and the children who had fallen asleep a little while ago were laid on the field beds.

The Palace Knight pointed to a field bed that was still empty.

“The order is to wait until His Majesty gives instructions. Please lie down here and rest in the meantime.”

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